App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 560 · 40 questions

Developer's tip (Problem first): A good idea solves a real problem for real people. Ask possible users (a survey) and count the votes. Solve the most common need first; keep the idea focused.

1. 1.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: a bill splitter solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting birthdays: 24 votes
   losing water bottles: 5 votes
   no quiet study place: 22 votes (a) losing water bottles (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting birthdays
4. 4.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) copy another app (c) ask possible users (d) just guess
5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
   losing water bottles: 21 votes
   missing the bus: 8 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
6. 6.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a bill splitter (c) a blank grey screen (d) a free study-room finder
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   forgetting homework: 14 votes
   no quiet study place: 19 votes
   missing the bus: 15 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
8. 8.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes
11. 11.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
13. 13.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the most common need (d) the newest trend
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
15. 15.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 15 votes
17. 17.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
18. 18.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a page of random dots (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a free study-room finder
19. 19.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) an app that just says hi (c) a button with no action (d) a blank grey screen
20. 20.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 25 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) losing water bottles
22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 25 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes (a) missing the bus (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
24. 24.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
25. 25.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
27. 27.💡 Does an app idea like a medicine reminder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 18 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes (a) missing the bus (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
    missing the bus: 16 votes
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    wasting pocket money: 15 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 17 votes
32. 32.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes (a) forgetting homework (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
36. 36.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “missing the bus”?
    losing water bottles: 10 votes
    missing the bus: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
38. 38.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
39. 39.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a button with no action (b) a page of random dots (c) a blank grey screen (d) a library due-date alert
40. 40.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True

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